Jules Young
The following information pertains to a serviceman who remains classified as Missing In Action.
Jules E. Young
Rank: Major
Service Number: AO-800628
Date Missing: 12/04/1950
Unit: 84th Bombardment Squadron
Branch of Service: U.S. Air Force
Listed On Wall/Tablet: Honolulu Memorial
Rosette In Place:
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Next Steps: Major Young was a veteran of World War II, flying 40 missions. In Korea, he was a crewman of a RB-45C Tornado reconnaissance bomber with Reconnaissance Detachment A, 84th Bomber Squadron, U.S. Air Force. On December 4, 1950, while on a reconnaissance mission over the Yalu River, his aircraft was shot down by Russian MiG-15s. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on February 28, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. ** For his leadership and valor, Major Young was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal, the European Theater of Operations Medal, the Asia-Pacific Theater of Operations Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
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